Members Hardvalve Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 Peavey classic 60 mono power amp for sale on the cheap. Anybody had one of these? They use 2 6L6 power tubes. I have a few stereo power amps, but a mono intrigues me for a couple of applications. What say ye oh great Den of Scum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goop Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 I ran one of those with a Rockmaster preamp for a few years. Well built and reliable like all the old Peaveys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hardvalve Posted January 10, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 I ran one of those with a Rockmaster preamp for a few years. Well built and reliable like all the old Peaveys. Was it the mono version, or the stereo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goop Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 Was it the mono version, or the stereo? Mono. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hardvalve Posted January 10, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 Mono. Cool, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lucius Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 Yup, had the rockmaster classic 60 gear as well with excellent results. Will own it again someday! Cheers, Lucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knucklefux Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 i bought a busted one to fix and flip. it sounded meh. if would have been a whole lot better than the mosvalve 962 i've had for years, i'd have kept it. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EthylOH Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 It only sounds half as good as the stereo version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StevePage Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 I've got the 120 watt version. It's a great poweramp so just get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DEADBYDAWN Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 I have a Classic 60 I just bought for a AMT E1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goop Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 I have a Classic 60 I just bought for a AMT E1 I didn't regret selling my Classic 60 until several years later when the AMTs came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DEADBYDAWN Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 I didn't regret selling my Classic 60 until several years later when the AMTs came out. What power tubes did you use in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goop Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 It's been several years since I sold it, but probably Sovtek WXT+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members XelderX Posted January 10, 2012 Members Share Posted January 10, 2012 I've got a 60/60 and love it. There are a couple of things to consider when buying one of the old Peavey tube power amps. I'm pretty sure all of them were set up to run the tubes really cold. It's good for tube life, but you can get a lot more punch out of them if you put in an adjustable bias and run the tubes a little hotter. The other thing is the filter caps. Peavey used really crappy ones and they are getting into the age range now on these style amps that it is probably a good idea to go ahead and have them replaced. I just had both the bias mod and new filter caps done to mine and it was night and day difference in tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DEADBYDAWN Posted January 22, 2012 Members Share Posted January 22, 2012 Does anyone know what other tubes besides the 6l6 power tubes are in the classic 60? I am going to put some new power tubes in mine and figured I would put all new tubes in it while I am at it (orig. Owner said the tubes are original).I think peavey put a 12at7 and a 12ax7 in it but not sure....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rushtallica Posted January 22, 2012 Members Share Posted January 22, 2012 I'm not sure about the tubes in the amp (I swapped mine out for some Groove Tubes power tubes but can't recall the preamp tubes or original power tubes). I have a Classic 100 mono poweramp. I think it's a pretty good amp. I like running an eq pedal between the Rockmaster pre and the poweramp and boost the level just a bit. But I think the poweramp sounds a bit dark with the Rockmaster setup and am going to try running some el34's in my VH100R and test it as a poweramp. I like a brighter cutting tone, though the setup as is sounds pretty good IMO. If I ever get the time and knowledge, I may try setting up the Classic 100 for el34's and maybe adjustable/switchable bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DEADBYDAWN Posted January 22, 2012 Members Share Posted January 22, 2012 Last night I finally got the chance to try my new AMT E1 through the classic 60 with original tubes in it and was still impressed. Some new tubes and then going to experiment with a clean boost and a delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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